The process control and instrumentation minor emphasizes developing skills and knowledge in theory, software and in the field. Students graduate ready to solve complex control problems in the chemical ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...

AI-driven automation, digital twin adoption and more are reshaping control system architectures and workforce skills ...

Myke King breaks down compressor load control and shows how experienced engineers can implement these systems in the DCS without relying on proprietary solutions COMPRESSOR control schemes are often ...

The last three articles described the principles underlying the development and installation of inferential properties. Here, Myke King presents examples, selected to illustrate some key issues ONE OF ...

Across the semiconductor industry, both FD-SOI and finFET transistor technologies are in high volume production, with IC manufacturers looking to extend both technologies to gain additional ...

Mark Sneed, director, advanced manufacturing, is pleased to announce the selection of Carl Witte to the role of manager, process control engineering. Most recently, Witte served as a regional lab ...